Nick DiPasquale, DirectorChesapeake Bay Program (EPA)

June 5, 2013

The Bay’s Health & Future: How it’s doing and What’s Next

The New Chesapeake Watershed Agreement: Affirming Our Commitment & Charting the Next Course

How did we get here?How did we get here?

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•2009 – Federal Executive Order was issued

•2010 – CBP Agreement - Chesapeake 2000 (C2K) – goals either expired or unfulfilled – whether or not they were met

•2010 - CBP’s Top Leadership called for coordinating/integrating goals, outcomes, actions of the CBP with those of the EO

•2011 - CBP EC agreed to a 3-year, 4 stage discussion and process

Stage 1: Use Goal Implementation Teams to Set Direction (2011)

Stage 2: Develop Negotiation Protocols (2012)

Stage 3: Negotiate New Agreement (2013)

Stage 4: Implement New Agreement (2013-2025)

Why A New Partnership Agreement ?Why A New Partnership Agreement ?The Next Generation Agreement:

• Renews commitments & sets new goals

• Provides opportunity for full participation by the headwater states

• Updates science, governance and management techniques – i.e., climate change, adaptive management

• Improves coordination, integration & collaboration among the partners

• Harmonizes the EO and TMDL with the Partnership agreement and governance structures

Framework being consideredFramework being considered

GOAL

OUTCOME

OUTCOMEOUTCOME

CBP’s Executive Council (EC) to “agree” on

overarching GOALS &initial OUTCOMES for the partnership

(This is the content of the new Watershed agreement)

Management Strategy

ALL goals, outcomes and strategies derived from the CBP Goal Teams – issue experts & stakeholders from across the jurisdictions / watershed.

CBP’s Principals’ Staff Committee (PSC) to track OUTCOMES ,

ensuring they are measureable & achieveable; adapting as needed

CBP’s Management Board (MB) to manage and track the STRATEGIES,

adapting them as necessary over time for success

Management Strategy Management

Strategy

Resource managers and decision makers will be guided by the strategies while retaining some flexibility to implement the practices that make the most sense for their region.

What will it do?What will it do?

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Simplify Clearer goals and more well defined outcomes than previous agreements

Be more flexible Use of adaptive management to adjust to changing conditions and circumstances

Improved transparency, tracking & accountability

Partners set priorities & commit resources through management strategies

Stakeholder InvolvementStakeholder Involvement

CBP partner meetings are always OPEN Management Board – June 13, 10am-noon Principals’ Staff Com – June 27, 10am-3pm Management Board – July 11, 10am-3pm** Management Board – Aug 8, 10am-noon Management Board – Sept 12, 10am-3pm

** July 11 MB MtgTwo hours set

aside for stakeholder input

New Watershed Agreement in summaryNew Watershed Agreement in summary

A plan for moving the partnership’s collaborative efforts into the future

Simpler goals and outcomes structure Updated science and management Better integration between CBP and EO goals for

the Watershed Improved transparency, tracking, priority setting

and accountability Greater flexibility to adapt to changing

conditions and circumstances

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